1. What was the cost of production and distribution of the national film board release "Royal Journey"?

2. Has there been a profit or loss in connection with this film?

1. Production costs of "Royal Journey" up to and including first print were $88,000. Distribution costs, including versions, prints and other distribution charges, total $101,143 to date. Total over-all costs to date, therefore, are $189,143.

2. "Royal Journey" has not been in distribution sufficiently long to determine if there will be an over-all profit. The commercial distributors estimate about 2,100,000 Canadians have seen the film to date. The net Canadian theatrical revenue to March 31, 1952, was $33,816. Revenue returns have not yet been received from foreign distribution,

1. How much money was spent by the Department of Resources and Development in the fiscal year ending March 31, 1951, and in the present fiscal year on the national park in1 Prince Edward Island, for (a) labour; (b) construction; (c) all other purposes?

2. How many persons were employed by the Department of Resources and Development in the national park in Prince Edward Island during the fiscal year ending March 31, 1951, and during the present fiscal year; (a) permanent; (b) casual?

3. Is it the intention of the Department of Resources and Development to build any new cabins in the national park in Prince Edward Island

during 1952? Mr. Winters: 1. Portion of

Fiscal year last fiscal

ended year as of

Mar. 31, 1951 Feb. 29, 1952

(a) Labour .. , $29,192.83 $32,317.39

(b) Construction 86,180.64* 90,260.73*

(c) All other purposes 47,243.47 28,164.09

$162,616.94 $150,742.21

2. Portion of

Fiscal year last fiscal

ended year as of

Mar. 31, 1951 Feb. 29, 1952

(a) ... 3 3(b) ... 105 64Totals ... 108 673. Yes. Parliament will be asked to

approve a vote in the main estimates for 1952-53 for five new cabins.

includes labour on new construction.

BUTTER, CHEESE, BEEF AND PORK IN STORAGE Mr. Diefenbaker:

How many pounds of (a) butter; (b) cheese; (c) beef; (d) pork, are In storage as of this date?

Mr. Howe:

As of March 1, 1952, the quantities in. storage were: (a) Butter, 25,582,000 pounds; (b) cheese, 29,683,000 pounds; (c) beef, 18,765,000 pounds; (d) pork, 60,896,000 pounds.

Note: April 1 figures for butter and cheese will be available April 10. April 1 figures for beef and pork will be available April 15.

Mr. Boisvert:

What was the total personal Income in 1949, 1950 and 1951 of (a) the labour class; (b) farmers?

Mr. Howe:

Statistics of the total personal income of (a) the labour class, (b) farmers, are not available.

(a) Wages, salaries, and supplementary-labour income represent the chief source of personal income of the labour class. These figures are given below (with the adjustment necessary to eliminate employer and employee contributions to social insurance and government pension funds, which, although forming part of the compensation for services performed, are not actually received by the employee within the year). Other elements of personal income received by the labour class include transfer payments such as family allowances, and investment income such as dividends, interest, and rents, but no information is available with respect to the amounts of these latter forms of personal income received by the labour class.

1949 1950 1951

(millions of dollars)

Wages, salaries and supplementary labour income 7,761 8,271 9,640

Deduct: Employer and employee contributions to social insurance and government pension funds -239 -259 -316

7,522 8,012 9,324

(b) The chief source of personal income of farmers is "net income received by farm operators from farm production". These figures are given below. Information is not available with respect to the amounts of transfer payments such as family allowances, or investment income such as dividends,

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interest, and rents, and salaries and wages from off-seasonal employment, received by farmers.

1949 1950 1951

(millions of dollars)

Net income received by

farm operators from

farm production .... 1,600 1,446 2,191

1. Has a wharf been constructed at Lac du Cerf, Labelle county, since February, 1951?

2. If so, was the work done by contract, or by day labour?

3. If by contract, what was the amount thereof, and to whom was the contract awarded?

4. If by day labour, what was the amount spent for such work, and who was the foreman?

1. Yes.

2. By day labour.

3. Answered by No. 2.

4. (a) $4,715.67; (b) Auguste Desormeaux.

1. Have any orders in council been issued at the instance of both the Departments of Defence Production and Trade and Commerce, or either of them, that have not been published, and are not to be published, in the Canada Gazette, nor made public?

2. If so, how many?

Mr. St. Laurent:

I am tabling an answer with an explanation. If there is any question about it, after Easter the hon. gentleman can either mention the matter again or place another question on the order paper.

The answer is as follows:

1. All orders in council, including those emanating from the Departments of Defence Production and Trade and Commerce, which are required to be published by the Regulations Act or by any other statutory provision, have been and are published in the manner prescribed in the relevant statute, unless exempted from publication under section 9 of the Regulations Act, in which event the exempting order itself is published. In addition, all orders in council, including those not required to be published, are listed in the summary of orders in council which is tabled in the house monthly.

2. Since this question contains no limitation as to time, it could not be answered without conducting a lengthy search dating back to the origins of the Department of Trade and Commerce. As a matter of current

Orders for Returns

practice and since the Regulations Act came into effect on January 1, 1951, all orders in council made in the exercise of a legislative power conferred by or under an act of parliament or for the contravention of which a penalty of fine or imprisonment is prescribed by or under an act of parliament, are published in part II of the Canada Gazette unless specifically exempted from such publication under the Regulations Act. Other orders in council, such as those authorizing contracts, leases, purchases, etc., are not usually published.

Mr. Diefenbaker:

What is the total amount of customs duties paid by Hollinger-Hanna Limited which have been refunded, or for which refunds have been claimed and as yet have not been paid, since the first of January, 1951?

Mr. McCann:

No refund claims for customs duties have been filed by or on behalf of Hollinger-Hanna Limited since January 1, 1951, nor have any claims been paid.